Pillow-sham holder



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B. I'. KETCI-IAM.

PILLOW SHAM HOLDER.

No. 247,831. Patented Oct. 4,1881.

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BENJAMIN F. KETCHAM, OF PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK.

PILLOW-SHAM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,831, dated October 4, 1831,

Application tiled March 9, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. KETCHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port. Jervis, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pillow-Sham Holders 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and cxactdeseription ofthe saine, reference being had to the annexed drawings,

1o making a part of this specitication, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a perspective view of my invention, and Fig. 2 a cross-section thereof.

The presen tnvention has relation to certain new and useful improvements in that class'ot devices adapted to be attached to the headboard ot' a bedstead for holding the pillowshams over the pillows or off ot' the same, as

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3o angles to the axis ot' said roller.

at one ofits ends, has a notch, d, for engaging a pawl, e, projecting from a lever, O. This pawl e is kept engaged with the notch d by spring f, one end of which is secured to the (No model.)

notch in the end ofthe roller, holds said roller in position and the Iarms c down upon the pillow-sham, and when it is desired to release said arms and hold the pillow-shams off and away from the pillows, simply press on the lever C, which will release the pawl efrom the notch d and admit ofthe roller B, with its arms c, being turnedto bring said arms up against the head-board.

If desired, the frame A may be entirely dispensed with and the brackets (t b fastened by screws or other means directly to the headboard of the bedslead, and in some cases the latter is preferable, and therefore I do not desire to ccnl-lne myself to the frame A.

Having now fully described my invention, what] claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

lA pillow-sham holtlerconsistingof the brackets a b and roller B, withnotch L and arms c, in combination with the l-ever O, carrying pawl c, and the. springf, constructed t operate suhstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have herennto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN KETCHAM.

Witnesses Dr. JAMES J. MILLS, FRANK WEs'rEALL. 

